194: Telling Lies

What this episode covers

Telling Lies is Sam Barlow’s long awaited follow up to Her Story. Similarly to that game you’re acting as an investigator, searching through a database of video evidence, experiencing a story through out of sequence full motion video, but Telling Lies takes the format to a new level of polish, with high production values and a large cast of talented actors. Rater than focusing on a single character, Telling Lies focuses on conversations, with most videos being intercepted recordings of video calls, with each side of the call being represented as a separate clip. It’s an approach that makes piecing together the thread of the conversation In this episode we start with a spoiler free discussion of the game in comparison to Her Story, then have an early spoiler break around 32:00, after which we discuss specifics of the story and characters. For our interview with Sam Barlow about Her Story, see Episode 51 of The Short Game. Telling Lies is available on iOS, macOS, and Windows. The mobile version (which we recommend, especially on iPad) is $6.99, while the Steam version is $19.99 with a discount for owners of Her Story. Expect it to take about 5 hours to complete. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygankShane Kelly – @8bitShaneLaura Nash – @laurajnash (01:24) - Her Story (05:57) - Interface And Framing (10:51) - Don’t Forget About The Short Game Patron Discord! (12:49) - The Most Binge-able Interactive Fiction (15:28) - Scrubbing And Metadata (17:48) - Acting And Directing (21:50) - Content Warnings (23:23) - Less Soap Opera, More Prime Time (24:42) - Our First Search Terms (30:18) - Outro (32:52) - Spoiler Break (33:02) - David (36:48) - Emma (49:51) - Max (59:28) - Karen (01:07:22) - Ending (01:21:34) - Most Interesting Search Terms

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